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Filament (textile)


Single long fibre used to produce yarn for different types of fabric. Synthetic fibre is initially produced as single filaments, made when liquid polymer is forced through fine holes in a device called a spinneret. The resulting filaments are hardened, drawn, and twisted to produce a yarn, or cut to form staple (shorter) fibres. Silk is the only naturally occurring single filament fibre.

A continuous filament of up to 3 km/2 mi can be unwound from the cocoon of a silkworm.

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